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shī = sh + Ø1
surname Shi
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shī = sh + Ø1
teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops
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How to pronounce 師

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

師 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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= z + a1
variant of 匝[za1]
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Characters with 師 as component

shāi = sh + ai1
to filter / to sift / to sieve
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shī = sh + Ø1
lion
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= s + Ø1
snail
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Words with 師

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(slang) hairdresser
one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master

Sentences with 師

師 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shī

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